Why is DRK so squishy and how do I stop it?

[Krissey]

LOL

That was me healing as WHM I think. I did try to tell you - it wasn't your fault . I am starting to level WHM again after not touching it in months (I main SCH) and getting caught because I keep forgetting - no fairy!

Plus I need to arrange my GUI so it lines up basically with my SCH one (kept hitting Esuna hotkey instead of Cure), also I haven't gotten Regen yet (will go do that ASAP).

I'm a half decent SCH most of the time but I kind of suck as a WHM so far!

It wasn't you it was the Scholar! Although - I do /feel/ squishy as a DRK compared to my Warrior and I'm trying to figure out why. Maybe Warriors get better mitigation spells early but later DRK catches up. I mean inner beast is 6 seconds of -30% INC damage that can be used pretty regularly. Like - a lot. So maybe that's why? No you are perfect sweet Chandra~

You kept me up on a super super big monster pull for a LONG time, the DPS was just too slow to win the Mana vs DPS race ;c That Scholar let me die like...3 times! Maybe he was just a bad SCH?

I still feel really squishy as a DRK though. My PLD is only 24 so I can't compare to GLD really. Only WAR (60) and DRK so far. DRK feels much squishier/takes more spikes in damage than WAR. Not sure why it seems that way. Perhaps I have just forgotten the late 30's feeling on my WAR but it was the exact same?

This post isn't really bashing or blaming healers - more just wondering why I feel so "light" as a DRK compared to my WAR and how can I fix it, or is it all just mental?